Zero Case of COVID-19: Where? When? And Who? Pneumonia Consistent with COVID-19 in Iran before the First Confirmed Case of the Disease in the World: A Case Report

Identifying and determining the origin of the first human case of COVID-19, which has caused pandemic will be of great benefit in preventing and controlling next epidemics and pandemics. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in December 2019 in China. This article reports three cases of pneumonia compliant with COVID-19 admitted to Qaemshahr Razi Hospital in Mazandaran province, Iran before the first official report of confirmed case of the disease (November-December 2019). The pattern of radiological involvement was completely consistent with COVID-19 in all three patients. Two patients died of acute progressive respiratory failure despite supportive respiratory therapy and systemic corticosteroids, and the other patient recovered. Study of these cases highlights the fact that emerging and re-emerging diseases should be considered in management of patients with infection and unusual symptoms..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences - 31(2021), 195, Seite 112-117

Sprache:

Englisch ; Persisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Farhang Babamahmoodi [VerfasserIn]
Narges Najafi [VerfasserIn]
Alireza Davoudi [VerfasserIn]
Fatemeh Ahangarkani [VerfasserIn]
Hadi Majidi [VerfasserIn]
Leila Delavarian [VerfasserIn]

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Case report
Covid-19
Disease
Epidemic
Infections
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R
Transmission

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